Happy 8th Birthday Caroline!

We celebrated Caroline's 8th birthday this year! How can that be? She was just this tiny little baby in my arms. Sigh. Her birthday fell on a Wednesday so her choice was to stay home and have dinner and cake. Her selections were pasta with sauteed mushrooms and shrimp. For dessert she wanted a lemon layer cake with a raspberry curd filling. Love that her palate continues to grow :) It was the best day ever because she had Art at school, early release Wednesday, and her birthday! While George napped and I worked on her cake she Facetimed with Gramma and opened her presents from her. She got a bunch of Heidi Hecklebeck books to add to her growing collection and a cute little pouch carrier for Butterscotch. I didn't get any pictures but it will show up often in blogs to come! After dinner Nana and Grampy came over for cake and to give Caroline their present. They, along with Aunt Barbara and Uncle Rick, gave her a complete set of Harry Potter books. She got a lovely card and gift from Great Gram and she also got a jewel craft from A. Barbara and U.Rick on Easter. Her proclaimed favorite gift (besides her early gift of Butterscotch) was from George. A journaling book. So, a few craft things and LOTS of books were the theme for this year's birthday :)

 Snuggles the night before

 Last night of being 7!

 Daddy stuck around and we celebrated her birthday with a 

bday donut and a happy birthday dance to Stevie Wonder :)

Our bluebird off to school!

 It's been a while, but still fun!